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1984Final results

1984 election for Minnesota House District 40B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Phil Riveness (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Keith Johnson (R) by 9.6 points.

Phil RivenessDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%7,238
Keith JohnsonRepublican
45.2%5,966
13,204 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+44.61978D+1.11982D+9.61984D+7.41986R+2.51988R+4.01990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET